Intrepid - In Hearts Wake, Marcus Bridge

What is this feeling that awakens the soul

Removing, constricting our need for control

I don’t know if I am alive in this horror

I watch the chaos unfold in the eye of the storm

I swim with the snakes and I spiral through form

In the land of the living

In the home of the dead

There is a world where the brave only dare to tread

Where the brave only dare to tread

Thrown into the cold

The fear sets in

The sun burns black

Terror begins, there’s no turning back

Can you feel it seizing your spine?

Can you see it slowly turning you blind?

When will you seek

And see the marvels around you

Don’t let yourself be the one in the way

Realise that you’re alive

Surrender

I watch the chaos unfold in the eye of the storm

I swim with the snakes and I spiral through form

In the land of the living

In the home of the dead

There is a world where the brave only dare to tread

Where the brave only dare to tread

This nightmare continues chasing your breath

There’s warfare within you embracing your death

Can you feel it seizing your spine?

Can you see it slowly turning you blind?

(Turning you blind)

I emerge attempting to define the indefinable

Attempting to describe the indescribable

Through hurricanes, only one thing remains

I can hear signing on the air tonight

Close your eyes

Don’t be afraid

I’ll be here to keep you safe

Close your eyes (close your eyes)

Don’t be afraid (don't be afraid)

I’ll be here to keep you safe (I'm right here—to keep you safe)